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custom-made

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Made according to the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: custom-built, tailor-made, tailored; see also Thesaurus:custom-made

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: custom-built, tailor-made, tailored

Antonyms: run-of-the-mill

Broader terms: custom, bespoke, made, created

2

adjective

Meaning 2

made according to the specifications of an individual

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: custom

Antonyms: ready-made

3

noun

Meaning 3

an item made to the customer's specifications

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: custom-built

Antonyms: ready-made

Broader terms: item

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: заказны (zakazny) — custom-made
  • Belarusian: на заказ (na zakaz) — custom-made
  • Belarusian: падагнаны (padahnany) — custom-made
  • Catalan: personalitzat — custom-made
  • Czech: zákaznický — custom-made
  • Czech: na míru — custom-made
  • Czech: na zakázku — custom-made
  • Czech: nestandardní — custom-made
  • Czech: přizpůsobený — custom-made
  • Dutch: op maat — custom-made
  • Dutch: aangepast — custom-made
  • Finnish: erikoisvalmisteinen — custom-made
  • Finnish: uniikki — custom-made
  • Finnish: räätälöity — custom-made
  • French: sur mesure — custom-made
  • French: personnalisé — custom-made
  • Galician: feito de encargo — custom-made
  • German: auf Sonderbestellung — custom-made
  • German: in Maßanfertigung — custom-made
  • German: in Sonderanfertigung — custom-made
  • German: individuell zugeschnitten — custom-made
  • German: maßgearbeitet — custom-made
  • German: maßgefertigt — custom-made
  • German: maßgeschneidert — custom-made
  • German: nach Maß — custom-made
  • Hungarian: méretre szabott — custom-made
  • Indonesian: menurut pesanan — custom-made
  • Indonesian: khusus — custom-made
  • Indonesian: pribadi — custom-made
  • Indonesian: disesuaikan — custom-made
  • Indonesian: nonstandar — custom-made
  • Japanese: 別製 (bessei) — custom-made
  • Japanese: カスタム・メード (kasutamu mēdo) — custom-made
  • Japanese: オーダー・メード (ōdā mēdo) — custom-made
  • Japanese: 特別注文 (tokubetsu chuumon) — custom-made
  • Japanese: 特注 (tokuchuu) — custom-made
  • Japanese: 特製 (tokusei) — custom-made
  • Malay: ditempah khas — custom-made
  • Malay: peribadi — custom-made
  • Malay: disesuaikan — custom-made
  • Malay: tak piawai — custom-made
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spesiallaget — custom-made
  • Portuguese: sob medida — custom-made
  • Portuguese: personalizado — custom-made
  • Russian: заказной (zakaznoj) — custom-made
  • Russian: изготовленный (izgotovlennyj) — custom-made
  • Russian: на заказ (na zakaz) — custom-made
  • Russian: нестандартный (nestandartnyj) — custom-made
  • Russian: подогнанный (podognannyj) — custom-made
  • Serbo-Croatian: po mjeri — custom-made
  • Serbo-Croatian: po narudžbi — custom-made
  • Slovak: zákaznícky — custom-made
  • Slovak: na mieru — custom-made
  • Slovak: na zakázku — custom-made
  • Slovak: neštandardný — custom-made
  • Slovak: prispôsobený — custom-made
  • Slovene: po meri — custom-made
  • Slovene: nestandardni — custom-made
  • Spanish: a medida — custom-made
  • Spanish: hecho a medida — custom-made
  • Spanish: personalizado — custom-made
  • Spanish: por encargo — custom-made
  • Spanish: al pedido — custom-made
  • Swedish: specialbyggd — custom-made
  • Swedish: specialdesignad — custom-made
  • Swedish: specialgjord — custom-made
  • Swedish: specialkonstruerad — custom-made
  • Swedish: specialtillverkad — custom-made
  • Turkish: ısmarlama — custom-made
  • Ukrainian: замовний (zamovnyj) — custom-made
  • Ukrainian: на замовлення (na zamovlennja) — custom-made
  • Ukrainian: нестандартний (nestandartnyj) — custom-made
  • Ukrainian: підігнаний (pidihnanyj) — custom-made